Buckfield’s jump up from Class D to Class C didn’t affect the bottom line much. The Bucks went 6-13 in 2014-15 and then finished 6-12 last season. The only real difference was that they didn’t make the postseason last year. As it was a season ago, the objective for the 2016-17 Bucks will be to […]
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2016-17 Buckfield cheering preview
Coach/years: Lyndi Worhtley (first year) Conference: East-West Class: D South Team roster: Senior — Jasmine Wheeler; Juniors — Cassidy Hart, Hailey McNeil, Gabrielle Damon, Meagan Strout, Andrew Wilson; Sophomores — Faith Worthley, Jenna Doucette, Wyatt Lewis; Freshmen — Saige Collette, Chloe Warren, Sutapacha Tripp. Season outlook: The Bucks start off the year loaded with spirit […]
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H.S. Roundup: Leavitt upset bid falls two points short in Class B South football semifinals
KENNEBUNK — Leavitt came in as a heavy underdog but played like a team that knows a thing or two about postseason football. And it was almost enough. But not quite, as the No. 8 Hornets fell to No. 1 Kennebunk 16-14 in a Class B South quarterfinal Saturday. Leavitt took a 8-0 lead on a 50-yard […]
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Boys’ Soccer: Greenville bucks Buckfield in Class D South quarterfinal
BUCKFIELD — The Greenville Lakers took control from the start and dealt the Buckfield Bucks a harsh ending to their season with a 2-0 victory in a Class D South boys’ soccer quarterfinal. Greenville came out aggressive, and finally broke through with a goal 14 minutes, 13 seconds into Tuesday’s game when Noah Pratt scored […]
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H.S. Football: Windham holds off Oxford Hills
In an offense averaging 200 yards a game in the air, winning the trenches led Eagles coach Matt Perkins to take what was given to them by running the ball, averaging 4.4 yards per carry as a team and beating Oxford Hills at their own game. “We like to pass, but tonight our kids were […]
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Local sports roundup: Bates’ Williams named NESCAC Offensive Player of the Week
Williams earned the honor, which was announced Sunday, with a standout performance in the Bobcats’ 29-16 win over Williams College on Saturday. Williams, of Brookline, Massachusetts, caught nine passes from quarterback Sandy Plashkes for 223 yards and scored three touchdowns (3, 63 and 73 yards) to lead Bates to its fifth victory over the Eph sin […]
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H.S. Roundup: Collier’s overtime goal lifts Lisbon field hockey over Mountain Valley
LISBON — Chase Collier’s unassisted goal in the second overtime gave Lisbon a thrilling 3-2 win over Mountain Valley in field hockey action Monday. Collier’s tally came with 6:39 remaining in the second extra frame. She also scored the Greyhounds’ first goal in the opening half. Sydney Plourde scored in the second half for Lisbon […]
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Girls’ Soccer: Old Orchard Beach stuns Buckfield
BUCKFIELD — Records don’t mean anything once a game begins. That was proven in a big way Monday. Buckfield entered its girls’ soccer game against Old Orchard Beach sporting a 7-2 record, while the Seagulls came in with a 1-6-2 mark. Yet it took only a few minutes for the assumptions of those records to […]
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Boys’ soccer: Bucks beat Richmond boys soccer 2-1 on late penalty
Both the Richmond High School boys soccer team and visiting Buckfield were handed favorable bounces at the end of each half in Tuesday’s Class D South tussle, and both turned the bounces into goals. With the score deadlocked in overtime, it was one last bounce that proved deadly for the Bobcats. A Buckfield shot heading […]
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Preview 2016: Buckfield boys’ soccer
Coach: Kyle Rines (fifth year) Conference: EWC Class: D Last year: 16-2, lost in Class D state final Returning players: Seniors — Jacob Kraske (G), Matt Beaucage (F), Mike Henderson (F), Jake Hackett (D), Simon Burch (D), Hunter Foss (D); Juniors — Zack Grover (D), Ethan Jackson (M), Mason Barker (D), Andrew Warren (D), Tobias […]